Thanks Tony - a useful answer. evidently it's not worth the trouble opting to change this situation. I shall leave things as they are. Once...
Thanks Steve and Bill - Yes, I mean the box next to the start button. The box may not of itself be a browser, but typing in anything opens up...
Have recently migrated to Win 10 via a new PC, and have managed to set it up to my satisfaction. However, one thing I cannot do is get the 'search...
Sorry, no dice. Shift-rightclick produces the same as just the rightclick, i.e., no 'open with' menu, only 'open'. In any case, if there were...
Hello again Steve - I discovered the .ics file after all. First, there is no 'open with ' context list, and second, if I choose the 'select a...
Thank you Steve for your concern. Unfortunately I deleted the email with that file, so I can't follow your suggestion, even tho' I would love to....
Yes, MS Outlook is installed. I didn't find the Google options very helpful. My system is pretty ancient,which is part of the problem. The...
The .ics file appears as an attachment to an email from a podiatrist, making an appointment that requires the completion of a form. Previously....
Thanks Tony. However, I still need instruction as to what to do when I set up a new (i.e. a .ics ) filetype. If I choose 'advanced' a very long...
I have just discovered that I can't read .ics files. A check shows that the handler for .ics is missing. I tried to re-create it, but the progams...
Recently I have been getting an odd problem - when I try to open a Spreadsheet file I get a message "Cannot change document <path>. Document is...
Thank you Sven and Pete C. I haven't yet installed Windows 10 but, as you suggest, Sven, I shall give it a try. Pete C - I tried upgrading to...
Is installing MS Works 8 on Windows 10 possible? If not, is there any way I can access and use the several databases I originally set up?
Somehow I've lost the system tray icon that has two little screens to show internet activity. I know that somewhere there is a tick-box to...
Many thanks Evan. I've just been flogging away reloading old backups, to no avail. However, I have followed your advice exactly, and BINGO!! all...
I have four old .avi files which up to now in XP Explorer have displayed the first frame as a thumbnail. Now three of those files have only a...
Many thanks PeteC - file deleted. WindowsBBS turns up trumps again!!:)
Recently I noticed in my top level "owner" files a curious folder labelled <.kchmviewer> which is a very odd name for a folder because it's only...
Thanks for all the suggestions - we would both have been pleased if one of them had worked. There is obviously something fundamental in the...
Hello again. Antik. Thanks for your many thoughts. The first option via Open Office was more complex than I was looking for - as there is a...
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